Smitten Kitchen is my go-to food blog when I need new recipes or just some inspiration. I saw these Jalapeno-Cheddar scones on the blog and added it to my bookmarks tab right away. I love cheese and cheddar is one of my favorite.
I made these scones for hubby's film crew. They have been working very hard on their film so I wanted to treat them with these savory scones.
Cheddar-Jalapeños Scones
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter - diced
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 eggs - divided
1/4 pound sharp Cheddar cheese - diced (1 cup diced)
2 small jalapeños - minced
Steps
- Pre-heat the oven at 400 F.
- Melt 1/2 tbsp butter in a small non-stick pan, add jalapeños and cook for about 2 minutes. Let it cool down.
- Once the jalapeños are cool, mix in diced cheese and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add diced cold butter to the flour mixture.
- In another bowl or an electric stand mixer, lightly whip the heavy cream and eggs.
- Fold in the heavy cream+egg mixture (#6) to the flour+butter mixture (#5).
- Fold in the jalapeños+cheese mixture to #7.
- On a well-floured surface, turn out the dough and flatten it with your hands to about 1 inch thickness.
- Using a cookie cutter, cut small rounds or triangles and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Use the remaining 1 egg and add 1 tsp of water to make an egg wash. Brush over the scones and then bake them for about 25 minutes or until they turn golden brown.
They turned out a bit dry. It could have been because of the extra sharp cheddar I used, which is a bit dry compared to sharp cheddar. So I made a simple sour cream dip to compliment the scones.
Sour Cream & Cilantro Dip
Ingredients
1 cup sour cream
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp cilantro - minced
1/2 tsp black pepper
salt, to taste
Steps
- Mix all ingredients and serve cold.
I shared some scones with our new neighbor friends, Matt & Laura. I didn't have a disposable box, so I just wrapped the scones with parchment paper and tied it with a thread I had laying around.
